Yep, I remeber the Bicentennial year so well -- I feel like I was constantly dressed in an old-timey costume and bonnet for school, though it was probably way less than I remember, ha.

Same!!!

Happy birthday, sj! Hope you have a fun day.

Wish me luck, everyone, I’m now on the no meloxicam (the daily pain killer I take) part of my pre knee replacement surgery journey. Surgery is next Friday.

Much ~ma your way lisah!

I feel like I was constantly dressed in an old-timey costume and bonnet for school, though it was probably way less than I remember, ha.

Being a 22 year old hippie living in the south at the time I was in flag designed short short jeans and tank tops at the time. It was all go US clothing all around. I miss feeling good about my country.

Wish me luck, everyone, I’m now on the no meloxicam (the daily pain killer I take) part of my pre knee replacement surgery journey.

My hip full of meloxicam is crying at the idea of no meloxicam, BUT:

Surgery is next Friday.

Good luck, knee!

Good knee-ma, lisah!

Stay un-melty Jessica! Costa Rica and Adirondacks sounds delightful.

Happy birthday, sj!

San Francisco is getting up to 74 today. I may need a popsicle or some other icy treat. Alembic does always have a boozy slushy drink on their menu.

I'm meeting up with my friend Rachael (who is also my Pilates teacher) today to discuss how we are going to Change Her Life. I may steer her towards the boozy slurpee at Alembic for this.

Next week she will reciprocate in helping me to excavate my nerdhole in preparation for reclaiming it as a work space. (I'm getting a new desktop computer now that Apple has put out it's new Mac Studio.)

I miss feeling good about my country.

Sigh. Yes. And will I be around for 300? Doubtful. Will the US be around for 300? Also in question.

Wishing you "dealing without the drugs; fucking hell" ~ma and all the excellent procedure and smooth recovery ~ma for the replacement, lisah.

That sounds like a good kind of conversation & choice of drinks, David. Also, new computers are fun.

Woo hoo, going to urgent care for the second time in 6 days for a double ear infection. Crazy how such a tiny area can have such a giant pain. Do not like.

Timelies all!

Greetings from inside the heat dome. We're having a string of days with the high temps in the high 90s/low 100s. Went out to pick up lunch, not planning to do anything else outside the house today.(Maybe go out for dinner, but that's it.)

All I remember about the Bicentennial is winning a Betsy Ross piggy bank in a reading contest.

(balls-out jealous of Hec's temps, sad living somewhere where 104F ever counts as a reprieve, but here in July it is.) horrible night last night living out a digestive nightmare, tentatively recovering, but it's been the WORST.

cereal To add: Happy birthday, sj and say hi to Jen the next time you see her. We kind of used to talk a lot, but it's been a while. We have the thread space now for those thoughts not to compete with my internal freakout.